Top Items:
Jason Mattera / Human Events:
HUMAN EVENTS Reporter Assaulted at Leftist Rally — A liberal protester at the “One Nation Working Together” march physically assaulted a HUMAN EVENTS reporter who was videotaping Rep. Charlie Rangel (D.-N.Y) at the event at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Discussion:
Doug Ross, Moe Lane, Nice Deb and HotAirPundit
RELATED:
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
At ‘One Nation’ rally, a unionized show of unity — Organizers of Saturday's “One Nation Working Together” rally at the Lincoln Memorial are proud of their diversity. Before the event, they predicted it would be the “most diverse march in history.” It turned out they were right.
Discussion:
Moonbattery, Sweetness & Light, Weasel Zippers and Crooks and Liars
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
Reason.tv: What We Saw At And Who We Talked With at the One Nation Rally in DC: Rangel, Jackson, Sharpton, the AFT, AFL-CIO, & More... Reason.tv reports from the “One Nation Working Together” rally for “Jobs, Justice, and Education” on Saturday, October 2 in Washington, D.C. The event …
Discussion:
Doug Ross, Michelle Malkin and The Blaze
Washington Post:
Tens of thousands attend progressive 'One Nation Working Together …
Tens of thousands attend progressive 'One Nation Working Together …
Discussion:
Prairie Weather, Suburban Guerrilla and The Page
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Third Party Rising — A friend in the U.S. military sent me an e-mail last week with a quote from the historian Lewis Mumford's book, “The Condition of Man,” about the development of civilization. Mumford was describing Rome's decline: “Everyone aimed at security: no one accepted responsibility.
Discussion:
Liberal Values, Hullabaloo, Balkinization, Outside the Beltway, No More Mister Nice Blog, Sadly, No! and Balloon Juice
RELATED:
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
FRIEDMAN'S THIRD-PARTY MESS.... Thomas Friedman joins a long list of centrist media figures to call for a third party to offer a sensible alternative to Democrats and Republicans. To put it charitably, the column is wildly unpersuasive. — The general pitch is common, but lazy …
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice
Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Rev. Franklin Graham: Islam ‘evil’ — Rev. Franklin Graham, the son of Rev. Billy Graham, called Islam “wicked” and “evil” on Sunday during a televised town hall-style discussion about American's feelings about the religion. — “They want to build as many mosques and cultural centers …
Discussion:
Firedoglake and Weasel Zippers
RELATED:
Jeff Poor / NewsBusters.org:
‘This Week’ Wages ‘Holy War’ …
‘This Week’ Wages ‘Holy War’ …
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, Newshoggers.com and Doug Ross
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Washington Examiner:
Tea Party dominance was inevitable — and I told you so — I told you so. — On April 15, 2009, as the first nationwide wave of Tea Party protests broke out, I wrote: “What's most striking about the tea-party movement is that most of the organizers haven't ever organized, or even participated, in a protest rally before.
Discussion:
Riehl World View, sisu and Don Surber
RELATED:
Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Very Useful Idiocy of Christine O'Donnell
The Very Useful Idiocy of Christine O'Donnell
Discussion:
Little Green Footballs, Wonkette, Mediaite, Prairie Weather and The Mahablog
Travel.State.Gov:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE — Europe — The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe. Current information suggests that al-Qa'ida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks. European governments have taken action to guard …
Discussion:
The Daily Politics, Guardian and The Hill
RELATED:
Scott Shane / New York Times:
U.S. Issues Terrorism Alert for Travel to Europe
U.S. Issues Terrorism Alert for Travel to Europe
Discussion:
CNN, Guardian, New York Magazine and Mediaite
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Glenn Beck is obsessed with Hitler and Woodrow Wilson. (I'm just saying.) — Glenn Beck, the conservative television and radio host, is an amateur historian. Very amateur. — One day, he rhetorically asked his Fox News viewers: “Why did we buy Alaska in the 1950s?”
Discussion:
Riehl World View, Pundit & Pundette and Daily Kos
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House: Dems gaining ground on GOP in voter enthusiasm — Over the past few weeks, Democrats have made steady progress in narrowing the voters enthusiasm gap with Republicans, the White House claimed Sunday. — This past week, President Obama attended a 26,000 person rally in Madison …
Discussion:
The Politico
RELATED:
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Bill Maher Calls Republicans ‘A Deadly Enemy’
Bill Maher Calls Republicans ‘A Deadly Enemy’
Discussion:
GayPatriot, The Other McCain and Scared Monkeys
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Sanders: GOPs ‘do not want Americans to succeed’; Obama should steer left — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday that Republicans “do not want Americans to succeed” in laying out his case for energizing the liberal base to go to the polls in November. — Sanders, a self-proclaimed …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool
RELATED:
David S Morgan / CBS News:
Sanders: GOP Doesn't Want America to Succeed
The Politico:
Rahm Emanuel taps Scott Fairchild to run mayoral bid — Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has chosen Scott Fairchild, the chief of staff for Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), to manage his campaign for mayor of Chicago, POLITICO has learned. — Fairchild agreed to lead Emanuel's …
Discussion:
pa2010.com, New York Magazine and The Page
RELATED:
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Cornyn: ‘Significant’ wins ahead; Menendez: No GOP Senate ahead — The two heads of the senatorial campaign arms sparred Sunday over how their parties would fare in elections a month from now, with Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (N.J.) …
RELATED: